Patents by Inventor Toru OGAKI

Toru OGAKI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11936020
    Abstract: A battery management support device that is configured to acquire information on an electric vehicle including a battery that is rechargeable with electric power received from an external power supply. The information includes at least information when the electric vehicle is parked indicating a temperature of the battery, information when the electric vehicle is parked indicating an electrical connection state between the electric vehicle and the external power supply, and information when the electric vehicle is parked indicating an operation state of a cooling device for the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Haruki Komazawa
  • Publication number: 20240066954
    Abstract: A vehicle has a battery and an air conditioner heating a vehicle compartment. The vehicle travels by electric power of the battery. An operation mode in which heating of the vehicle compartment is performed includes an outside-air-heat absorption mode in which the vehicle compartment is heated by absorbing heat from outside air without absorbing heat from the battery, and a battery-heat absorption mode in which the vehicle compartment is heated by absorbing heat from at least the battery. The heating control method for the vehicle includes, after an operation of the air conditioner is started in a state where the battery-heat absorption mode is selected, switching from the battery-heat absorption mode to the outside-air-heat absorption mode, or reducing an amount of heat absorbed from the battery in the battery-heat absorption mode, based on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Ken HAYASAKA
  • Publication number: 20240066952
    Abstract: A vehicle has a chargeable battery and an air conditioner heating a vehicle compartment. The vehicle travels by electric power of the battery. A heating control method for the vehicle includes a start time acquisition step in which a start time of the vehicle is acquired based on schedule information of the vehicle, a charge step in which the battery is charged, from a first time before the start time, with an external power supply, a warming step in which the battery is warmed, from a second time between a charge completion time and the start time, by electric power from the external power supply, and a heating step in which the vehicle compartment is heated after the start time. An operation mode of the heating step includes a battery-heat absorption mode in which the vehicle compartment is heated through a use of heat stored in the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru OGAKI
  • Patent number: 11894535
    Abstract: A battery management support device that is configured to acquire information on an electric vehicle including a battery that is rechargeable with electric power received from an external power supply. The information includes at least information when the electric vehicle is parked indicating a temperature of the battery, information when the electric vehicle is parked indicating an electrical connection state between the electric vehicle and the external power supply, and information when the electric vehicle is parked indicating an operation state of a cooling device for the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Haruki Komazawa
  • Publication number: 20230278465
    Abstract: A battery temperature adjustment system includes: a battery; a temperature adjustment device to which electric power from the battery is supplied and configured to adjust a battery temperature; and a control device configured to execute a first control of controlling the temperature adjustment device to maintain the battery temperature. The control device acquires scheduled parking information of a vehicle, and determines whether a scheduled parking time period of the vehicle is equal to or longer than a predetermined time period based on the scheduled parking information. When the scheduled parking time period is shorter than the predetermined time period, the control device executes the first control during parking of the vehicle, and when the scheduled parking time period is equal to or longer than the predetermined time period, the control device does not execute the first control during parking of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru OGAKI
  • Publication number: 20230256864
    Abstract: A charging control system includes: a battery rechargeable with electric power from an external power supply; a battery cooler that cools the battery; and a controller that controls charging of the battery and cooling of the battery. The controller includes processing circuitry configured to: acquire, in a case where charging is included in a scheduled travel plan, noise information related to a charging system that performs the charging and environment information of a charging place where the charging is performed; determine a quietness requirement of the charging place based on the noise information and the environment information; determine a target temperature of the battery at the time of arrival at the charging place or at the time of start of the charging based on the quietness requirement; and control the battery cooler based on the target temperature of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Syuhei KOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230249584
    Abstract: A charging control system includes: a rechargeable battery; a battery temperature control device; and a controller. The controller includes processing circuitry configured to: acquire a scheduled travel plan of a vehicle; create a charging plan in a case where charging is included in the plan; predict a battery temperature in the plan based on a cooling capacity of the battery temperature control device; and perform a power saving control for restricting a charging output of an external power supply when the temperature of the battery exceeds a predetermined temperature during the charging. The processing circuitry is configured to create, when at least two times of charging are included in the plan and it is predicted that the charging output is restricted by the power saving control in a second and subsequent charging, the charging plan such that a total time required for the charging included in the plan is shortened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Takahiro AKABA, Shizuki KINO
  • Publication number: 20230249576
    Abstract: A charging control device for controlling charging of a battery that is mounted on a vehicle and is configured to be charged with electric power from an external power supply, the charging control device including: processing circuitry configured to: acquire a remaining charging time from a current time to a charging completion time of the battery; acquire a position of a user terminal operated by a user of the vehicle; acquire a travel time required for the user to move from the position of the user terminal to the vehicle; and notify the user terminal of charging completion information of the battery based on the remaining charging time and the travel time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru OGAKI
  • Publication number: 20230253644
    Abstract: A battery temperature adjustment system includes: a battery; a battery temperature adjustment device; and a control device configured to control the battery and the battery temperature adjustment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Syuhei KOUCHI, Toru OGAKI
  • Publication number: 20230238602
    Abstract: A battery temperature adjustment system includes: a battery configured to store electric power from an external power source, and supply electric power to a motor as a drive source of a vehicle; a cooling device to which the electric power from the external power source and the electric power from the battery are selectively supplied and configured to cool the battery; and a control device configured to control the cooling device to lower a temperature of the battery to a target cooling temperature while the vehicle is stopped. The target cooling temperature is a variable value. The control device obtains a target set by a user, and sets the target cooling temperature based on the target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru OGAKI
  • Publication number: 20230234419
    Abstract: A control device notifies a destination arrival time based on a required charging time in a state where the air conditioning device is operated when charging is included in a scheduled travel plan. Before the charging is executed, the control device makes a proposal for permission to restrict use of the air conditioning device during the charging. When the proposal is approved, the control device changes the destination arrival time based on a required charging time in a state where the use of the air conditioning device is restricted, and notifies the destination arrival time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru OGAKI
  • Publication number: 20230234474
    Abstract: A battery temperature adjustment system includes: a battery; a cooling device to which electric power from an external power source and electric power from the battery are selectively supplied and configured to cool the battery; and a control device configured to control the cooling device to adjust a state of charge of the battery and a battery temperature. The control device stores a deterioration sensitivity map in which a deterioration sensitivity is preset according to the state of charge and the battery temperature, or is configured to calculate a deterioration sensitivity according to the state of charge and the battery temperature, and when a vehicle is connected to the external power source, the control device selects either the electric power from the battery or the electric power from the external power source based on the deterioration sensitivity to operate the cooling device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru OGAKI
  • Publication number: 20230234475
    Abstract: A battery temperature control system, maintaining a temperature of a battery mounted on an electric vehicle within a target temperature range while the electric vehicle is stopped, includes: an environment estimation unit configured to estimate an environment in which the electric vehicle is stopped; a reference temperature setting unit configured to set a reference temperature from a plurality of pieces of temperature information based on the environment estimated by the environment estimation unit; a battery temperature transition prediction unit configured to predict a temperature transition of the battery based on the reference temperature; and a battery temperature adjustment unit configured to adjust the temperature of the battery based on the temperature transition of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru OGAKI, Syuhei KOUCHI
  • Publication number: 20230059792
    Abstract: A detection device configured to detect a decrease in heat insulation performance of a battery pack mounted at an electrically powered vehicle, the detection device including: a heat insulation performance derivation unit configured to derive a heat insulation performance value, which is an evaluation value of the heat insulation performance, based on a temperature change of the battery and an environmental temperature in a predetermined period in which the electrically powered vehicle is stopped; a determination unit configured to determine, based on the heat insulation performance value derived by the heal insulation performance derivation unit and a predetermined reference value, whether the decrease in the heat insulation performance occurs; and an output unit configured to output, when the determination unit determines that the decrease in the heat insulation performance occurs, detection information indicating that the decrease in the heat insulation performance occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru OGAKI
  • Patent number: 11548347
    Abstract: A temperature adjustment circuit for a vehicle includes a first temperature adjustment circuit for vehicle interior air conditioning or heating, a second temperature adjustment circuit that is configured to transfer heat with a battery, a connection path that is configured to connect the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit to form a connection circuit, and a first valve and a second valve that are configured to switch between an independent state where the first temperature adjustment circuit and the second temperature adjustment circuit are independent and a connection state where the connection circuit is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ono, Toru Ogaki, Seiji Isotani, Kazumi Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20220320875
    Abstract: A charge control device for charging a battery with electric power supplied from an external power supply includes: an external power supply information acquisition unit that acquires external power supply information including a voltage of the external power supply; a battery information acquisition unit that acquires battery information including a temperature, a voltage, and an electric current of the battery; a power consumption acquisition unit that acquires an amount of electric power supplied from the battery to an auxiliary device as a power consumption amount; and a charge time estimation unit that estimates a charge time of the battery. The charge time estimation unit acquires an initial value of a state of charge of the battery based on the battery information, and estimates the charge time based on the battery temperature, the external power supply information, the power consumption amount, and the initial value of the state of charge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Kota OGASAWARA, Akira SAITA, Toru OGAKI
  • Patent number: 11462783
    Abstract: Provided is an electric vehicle equipped with a battery mounted on a vehicle and capable of being charged by supplying electric power from outside of the vehicle; a temperature adjuster configured to adjust a temperature of the battery; and an air conditioner configured to control air-conditioning in a passenger compartment by a predetermined schedule, in which, if both an operating condition of the temperature adjuster and an operating condition of the air conditioner are established, the air conditioner operates after the temperature adjuster operates for a predetermined time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Takizawa, Yoshikazu Onuma, Noriyasu Hakuta, Kodai Kasai, Toru Ogaki
  • Patent number: 11342595
    Abstract: A power consumption control device includes: a storage battery; a heating unit; a storage unit storing a combination of a temperature of the storage battery and a remaining capacity of the storage battery in association with an increase amount in an effective capacity of the storage battery when the storage battery is heated by the heating unit which is supplied with each of the heating powers; a control unit configured to determine a first power which can be charged to the storage battery and to distribute the first power to the storage battery and the heating unit so that the increase amount in the effective capacity of the storage battery is maximized based on the first power, the increase amount for each of heating powers corresponding to the temperature of the storage battery and the remaining capacity of the storage battery, and the heating powers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Naoya Okada, Keisuke Fujimaki, Kodai Kasai
  • Patent number: 11292361
    Abstract: A charging system for a storage battery, includes: a storage battery which supplies power to a motor which is a drive source for a plug-in electric vehicle; a power conversion unit which converts power supplied from an external power source and supplies the converted power to at least the storage battery; a flow path which is attached to the storage battery and the power conversion unit and through which heat medium for adjusting temperatures of the storage battery and the power conversion unit flows; a heating unit for heating the heat medium; a temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the storage battery; and a control unit which performs control to supply the converted power to the storage battery and the heating unit when the temperature of the storage battery is below a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Ogaki, Eiki Kamaya
  • Publication number: 20220069374
    Abstract: A heating element cooling mechanism includes a heating element, a support section that supports the heating element, and a cooling section configured to perform heat exchange with the heating element, in which the heating element is supported by the support section in direct contact, the cooling section is supported by the support section by biasing, and a heat transfer member is disposed between the heating element and the cooling section, and the heating element and the cooling section are not in direct contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toru OGAKI